3 hour delay at ORD on AA not related to weather. Can I get points?

Recommendations for hotels in Portugal?? Preferably a Marriott branded hotel. Planning a 5 day trip to Portugal in April.

Just booked flight to Hong Kong. Best SPG/Marriott to book on points? Trying to find proximity to good nightlife, restaurants, and public transportation. (Cont.)

Stupid question: do you get to alt-travel? Not fly home to your home office on the weekends, but use that budget to fly somewhere else?

Anyone know a way to get a cheap flight this coming festive period?

Alright, fishies, let’s try this again. Name drop boutique firms that have offices in San Francisco Bay Area. Big 4 is not my future (as many many MANY of you have repeatedly said I’m not good enough for). So, I’m taking the hint and crossing MBB and Big 4 off my list but still hoping a smaller firm will consider me.

Any audio book recommendations to listen to when backpacking / vacationing?

20-hour layover in Shanghai. 5:30pm - 1:30pm. Mid November. Solo traveler. Any recommendations?

Any recommendations on St Regis vs Ritz Carlton Istanbul?

Going to Key West in a few weeks - any recommendations? Have a reservation at Latitudes already and day trip to Dry Tortugas planned

Visiting French Riviera soon. Any recommendations on activities or sightseeing?

PHEV (specifically, RAV4 Prime) yay/nay?

Expected use case:
Family car
Low mileage (<10-11k / yr)
4-5 days a week expecting less 30 miles per day
Weekends 100-200 miles altogether (occasionally)
Rare road trip use (1x or 2x / yr; <300 miles one way)
Have garage (to charge at home)

Chief Concern: "Best of both worlds" in engineering can mean compromises and complications, which can mean non-resilient/unreliable. But I'm no gearhead, so not sure if I'm making massive incorrect assumptions.

Are Delta international award tickets fully refundable the same way domestic ones are?

When traveling for business how do you find while eating out alone enjoyable or the food doesn't taste as good as being surrounded by friends and family?

Help! I recently purchased a wanna get away ticket through Southwest for a business trip that was about $850. I was asked to cancel the trip due to other work issues in my local area. As luck would have it, there's a strong possibility that I landed a great new job and they need me to start right away. The credit is under my personal rapid rewards account. Ideas to help me avoid writing a big check to my company??

Do you guys have any tips or when to purchase ticket to south east asia? All tickets I see is hovering around $2000 roundtrip.

Celebrating my birthday in Italy this June! Itinerary is
2 nights Venice
3 nights Florence
2 nights Rome
4 nights amalfi (Positano w/ a day trip to Capri)

Looks for recs on places to eat and things to do! TIA! Also any travel/luggage tips since we’re taking trains between cities.

Anyone in San Francisco today and tomorrow? I’ll like to grab a drink. M or F.

Anyone have a special platinum Marriott support number or contact person to resolve a lingering issue?

Visiting Toronto in September, I've been there many times and have had a good time, though I've never fallen in love with the City. What are some of your suggestions for visitors beyond St. Lawrence market, CN tower and distillery district?

Also any recommendations for Prince Edward County? Favourite restaurants, wineries, towns and view points?

Would love to fall in love with Ontario this trip :)

Thanks!

Best strip clubs in town? Is it weird to hit ‘em alone? Asking for a friend..

My parents got divorced 6 years ago and my dad kinda gave up on life. His American dream was to graduate with an actuary degree (which he did 2 years ago) and find a corporate job but it never happened...He gave up on life to a point that has no food and is behind rent because he doesn't want to get a $15 an hour job or a maintenance/painting job. He doesn't do drugs or alcohol and my wife is going to kill me if she finds out again that I gave him money again.

Any trans in this bowl from India ?

Anyone have experience with Keeps? Does it work? (M 30’s here)

Other then acting, can I hear a story about getting into the business because of what you know not who?

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me the salary structure in IBM?
Compensation team told my variable will be 10 to 15% and there will be quarterly bonus depending on performance it seems?
Is this true? IBM

Best Regards

Any recommendations for plain colored fitted t-shirts? I’ve got broader shoulders/chest, but am not super tall (5 feet, 8 inches), so it’s hard to find something that is large enough but not boxy.

Please help me decide…Peru vs Costa Rica in December first week? I will be traveling from NY

Dear All Fisbowls,

I have a query. Request all of yours suggestion and if you have done something similar to this please share.

You have resigned and have offer in hand suppose 15 fixed.
Meanwhile you get another offer but they will give around 17 fixed.
I am thinking to quote my in hand offer as 17 fixed with changes in it and share it with them.
So that they can give me around 20 fixed.
Request to share honest detail here.

Should I leave my first permanent job as a team leader of 4 DPs in a FMCG business (only been there for 4 months) to join a huge Tech business for a 12months contract?

They offer me 60% more money than my permanent role. Circa 2000 dollars every month in my pocket

However, I am worried if I accept the tech role and I do not become permanent I will be looking again for a job in 12-24 months and my CV won't be showing a managerial position. Won't be showing any progress.

Hi Folks,
What is job security and stability in Cyber security consulting practice in EY . One of my friend got offer with 50% raise to what he is currently taking, he is on H1-B , he just want to be on safe side before making move. Appreciate your quick response.

Which HCL office is better to go out of Magarpatta office and Quadra office in Pune.
Have a choice to join any of these two. Please suggest.

Dear TCSers,
How many of you are still Working from Home? Is WFO is not mandatory for everyone?

Hey fish: what are some of your favorite business/self-help books?

Apparently some journals can prevent sci-hub from sharing their content now.

Do you know of a sci-hub alternative for free journal articles?

POLL: how many FaceTime dates have you been on during quarantine?

Sign that I'm hanging with older/mature crowd: they're OK with going home at 11:30pm. Dunno if I'm ok with this 😳

How do you lift without feeling a bit of pain in your lower back?

I get nightmares about printing on clients sites.... ::shivers::

Whether you're a father by choice or by mistake, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO YOU! 😎

2017 consulting buzzwords... go. extra points for usage frequency (x times a day).

I wish I could get pregnant, so I can go on a maternity leave from public accounting
- I’m a male.

Does anyone have any book recommendations that have helped them become a better consultant ?

Interesting stats this morning. EY hired 65k people this year from 2million that applied. 3% hiring rate. One person hired every 8 minutes. What is Harvard’s acceptance rate again (5.4%)?

Joining EY soon. Should I be worried about layoffs happening supposedly in June/July?

So I’m only contributing to 401k enough to get employer match, and I’m saving an additional ~20% and putting 90% of that into my vanguard mutual funds. Reasoning is that I don’t want to lock away all that money maxing out 401k. Have 3 months expenses liquid in a savings account. Is this really dumb? Essentially trading tax for the option of actually using my money.

What are some of the perks you get as a SC @EY or @D? Work phone, food vouchers, gifts, cringe benefits from SM/Ps etc..

Asking for a friend who's is deciding between these two companies and coming from industry!

Planning to go to Japan in a few weeks and now all the talk of nuclear war has my family telling me to rethink my trip. Would you be concerned?

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time

Justifying the Sheraton's painful bed to yourself because the Four Seasons don't recognize your loyalty

Cold showers hit different

That feeling when you're finished with a project and want to leave, and then you have 4 or 5 projects to choose from. :D

I know Mck is the top for strategy, but in terms of digital/design in top consulting firms which do you think is better? Mckinsey digital or deloitte digital? (Or another..?)